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2NDpaddlers

03/15/2020 01:53PM

Nemo Galaxy 2

bobbernumber3

03/15/2020 03:37PM

Duncan Lake, New Year's Eve 2015.

LittoralZone

03/15/2020 01:46PM

Eureka Backcountry 4 - bought in 1996-97

Marmot Tungsten 4 - For Sale

Exped Venus II

Tony

03/16/2020 03:54PM

L.L.Bean Victor 6 on for Town Lake

Eureka Alpine light on Alpine Lake

Eureka mountain pass on Gabbro Lake

Eureka Alpine Meadows on gabbro Lake

warbonnet Superfly on Agnes Lake

Tony

TominMpls

03/16/2020 10:17AM

Now this is an intense (intents? get it?) thread!

I have just four tents...

Big Agnes Lynx Pass 4. Don't like it really. Too complicated, not very good.

Mountain Hardwear Lightwedge 3, was my go-to tent for years and still my most-used tent, though the Enan is gaining on it quickly.

Hilleberg Rogen, light and strong. My go-to for two-person trips now.

My one person tent is a Hilleberg Enan. It's gotten the most use of any of my tents in the last few years. It's very light, very small, and feels like a mini fortress in a storm. While Hilleberg calls this a three season tent, it's better in snow than some four season tents out there. It's seen a lot of nights and a lot of miles in the last few years and still basically feels brand new.

spud

03/15/2020 07:19AM

MSR Papa Hubba.. My Favorite of my tents.. It is always nice in the rain to be able to setup the rainfly first before setting up the tent, so it stays dry inside!

sedges

03/15/2020 02:28PM

Very old Eureka Alpenlite. Probably from the late 1980s. I used it through my 2018 trip. One heck of a tent, but replaced with one 3 pounds lighter in my old age.

awbrown

03/15/2020 02:43PM

REI "some kind of dome" tent I purchased in Albuquerque in the late 80's. No-one ever told me that my good old Eureka Timberline wouldn't hold up to Western desert winds. This one did and has been in service ever since.

smoke11

03/16/2020 06:41AM

Big Agnes Flying Diamond 4

SevenofNine

03/16/2020 06:55AM

Bugaboo on South Hegman

Kelty Crestone 1 on Kelly

Asolo Velocity 3 on Snipe

Eureka 2 Man (Not sure name) South Hegman

2001 REI Half Dome on Stuart

Tarptent Rainbow 2 on Hook

goatroti

03/16/2020 07:31AM

Eureka Backcountry one man. Big enough for me and my 90 pound Labrador Sherman. He loves the tent. At sundown, in he goes, at the crack of dawn, out he goes. It's outfitter grade, a little heavy, but tough as nails.

butthead

03/16/2020 09:10AM

Room for 2 to 4.

Eureka Alpine Meadows

Alps Aires

Alps Extreme 3 Outfitter

BA Emerald Mountain

Eureka CampTrails Geo Dome

REI Half Dome

Sierra Design Clip

Walrus Hurricane Hole

butthead

jwartman59

03/15/2020 11:11AM

on the buffalo river

LindenTree

03/22/2020 08:30AM

Eureka Zuess Classic.

TominMpls

03/22/2020 08:00AM

DanCooke: "

Hilleberg tent that I may use in the BWCA for winter cold camping ?"

Looks like a Nammatj 2 or Nammatj 3. Do you find the angle at the back of the tent to be restrictive?

DanCooke

03/22/2020 08:25AM

It is the two. I did not find the angle at the back too restrictive. It takes awhile to set up and get fully guyed out and takes up alot of real estate. But if need be it should withstand the winds in an exposed area. I have used it Antarctica and Chile with no issues.

Boppasteveg

03/15/2020 07:27AM

I love my Eureka Timberline!

MidwestFirecraft

03/15/2020 08:11AM

Copper Spur 4. Ultralight and lots of head room. Great tent for 3.

HowardSprague

03/20/2020 07:40AM

Cabela’s Boundary Waters 4

2NDpaddlers

03/14/2020 05:01PM

Kelty Trail Ridge 2

ghamer

03/14/2020 05:07PM

Just got this Marmot Tungsten 2P and really like it. Perfect amount of space for one person :-)

wrestlencanoe

03/15/2020 12:26PM

Nemo Losi 3

Copper Spur 2

Sierra Designs Zeta 4

Nemo Obi 3

butthead

03/15/2020 09:11AM

MReid: "

Mountain Hardwear Trango 2, ThaAnne River, Nunavut, day 42."

I was a finger poke from obtaining one last nite. Ebay $175 was bid and 6 hours to end. Came awfully close!

butthead

lindylair

03/15/2020 09:12AM

This is a Big Agnes Big House 6 i bought many years ago and got a lot of use out of. Then one year my buddy decided to be a camp host at Lake Shetek State Park for the month of September and into early October. Most camp hosts have nice to fancy rv's or trailers that they stay in but my buddy borrowed this tent and you can see how he set it up. He was quite comfortable in it. He is also pretty much fearless and left the door open for the entire 42 days with the exception of one major rainstorm. Not me:)

Unfortunately this long usage pretty much spelled the end for this tent, the UV damage affected the small triangular window in it and it cracked so bad it leaked after this trip. I brought it back to REI with the hopes of possibly getting a new fly so I could continue using it - they refunded me the full amount in a Gift Card!! The good old days.

Blatz

03/14/2020 05:59PM

Sold it to anther member from here -Tarptent Bowfin 1. I now have a Tarptent Moment DW with both solid and mesh interior.

lindylair

03/14/2020 06:00PM

My trusty Alps Chaos 2, been through years of bwca and other trips and always kept me comfortable.

Car camping in style on my annual Whitewater trout fishing trip, Marmot Limelight 4

My backpacking tent

Used this for several years and it worked great - sorry about the multiple shots

Volunteered for the beargrease several years back...sub zero temps and inches of snow - piece of cake

Crescent Lake - Hooligan 3

sns

03/14/2020 06:21PM

Stephenson's Warmlite 2RS (lousy pitch - user error)

PaddleIN

03/20/2020 06:41AM

Eureka Timberline with annex

PaddleIN

03/20/2020 06:41AM

mschi772

03/14/2020 08:50PM

Kodiak Canvas 9x8 deluxe (Turtle-Flambeau, WI)

HowardSprague

03/15/2020 07:49AM

LL Bean Ultralight3

HowardSprague

03/15/2020 07:54AM

North Face Tephra22

johndku

03/15/2020 08:01AM

MSR Elixir 4-Person

HowardSprague

03/15/2020 08:03AM

ghamer: "

Just got this Marmot Tungsten 2P and really like it. Perfect amount of space for one person :-) "

Not a clear shot, but GSP's Marmot...not sure if the same model. Seemed to fit him and his dog pretty well.

MidwestFirecraft

03/15/2020 08:14AM

Nammatj 2. Worked great in 45+ mph winds on Insula. Not much head room, but a great 4 season tent.

butthead

03/15/2020 07:47AM

Alps Mystic 1.5

Mountain Hardware Stilletto

CCS Lean1+

BSI Chinook Solo

BA FlyCreek Platinum UL2, listed as a cosy 2 person honestly a solo.

Mountain Hardware Wing

Tarp, OK not a tent but the last of my solo shelters.
This leaves multi person tents and family size tent I own or have in the past for another time.

butthead

MReid

03/15/2020 09:05AM

Mountain Hardwear Trango 2, ThaAnne River, Nunavut, day 42.

MidwestFirecraft

03/15/2020 08:16AM

Set of Copper Spur 2. Great lightweight solo tents if your under 6 foot. I moved up to the Copper Spur 3 for this year.

joeandali

03/15/2020 08:33AM

Have used this tent for around ten years. One of the best camping gear investments I have ever made.

awbrown

03/15/2020 08:35AM

CCS Lean+

awbrown

03/15/2020 08:37AM

Different seasons, different tents. Snowtrekker EXP Crew.

mschi772

03/15/2020 08:51AM

awbrown: "CCS Lean+

"

CCS Lean+ is a CCS Lean with the bug screen, right? So does that mean we could call one of Dan's regular tarps CCS Lean-?

I'm not sorry for my silly ponderings. I'm bored and want to go camping, but I can't yet.

awbrown

03/16/2020 12:57PM

My last two tent purchases. A man can't have too many tents.

REI Kingdom 6 with Garage

REI Quarter Dome 3

MReid

03/15/2020 09:08AM

Mountain Hardwear Trango 2, North Face Mountain 25, Hilleberg Soulo (2), MEC Mantis bug tent (unfortunately discontinued), Tha Anne River, Nunavut. Waiting out 50mph winds.

DanCooke

03/20/2020 12:32PM

Winter tent

Lean 3 I use in the BWCA as well

Hilleberg tent that I may use in the BWCA for winter cold camping ?

MReid

03/15/2020 09:34AM

butthead: "I was a finger poke from obtaining one last nite. Ebay $175 was bid and 6 hours to end. Came awfully close!
butthead"

They're great tents if you need that type. I've spent miserable nights in lesser mountaineering tents in high winds.

Canoearoo

03/15/2020 10:55AM

Lean 3 for a family of 5

mirth

03/16/2020 03:34PM

Here's my Timberline 4 SQ XT after it got flattened by a tree while state park camping. Me & my 2 kids were inside it when the tree fell. It was the tent's maiden voyage.